User talk:Lucy.Parsons

Discretionary Sanctions Notification
Since your first edits were in this area, best you know about related discretionary sanctions.  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) 09:46, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

December 2017
Please remember to assume good faith when dealing with other editors. Thank you.  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) 17:20, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Please assume good faith in your dealings with other editors. Assume that they are here to improve rather than harm Wikipedia. Strange you accuse a trans person of having anti-trans bias  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) 21:38, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

Welcome; some thoughts on successful editing for new editors
First things first: Welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you enjoy it here, and decide to stay. It's definitely worth reading some of the guidelines and policies linked in the welcome box at the top of the page, especially the Five pillars link, and the one on practicing civility.

Now, on to some things to watch out for, that can often trip up new editors:


 * Edit warring: Please don't get involved in an edit war, by reverting back and forth to insist on getting your own viewpoint into an article, as appears to be the case at Feminist views on transgender and transsexual people. Talk it out on the article talk page instead, to gain consensus.  See Dispute resolution.
 * Civility: There are a couple of things related to Civility to keep in mind while editing:
 * You should always Assume good faith on the part of other editors. You may not always agree with changes made by other editors, but you should always assume that they are trying to improve the article, as they see it, just like you are when you make changes. Inevitably, there will be disagreements sometimes, and there is a Dispute resolution process at Wikipedia, which outlines various ways to achieve consensus, which is a core principle of Wikipedia.
 * A key point in remaining civil with editors with whom you might disagree, is to Avoid personal attacks. In your edit summary for  at Feminist views on transgender and transsexual people you made an allegation about an editor with "a long history of malicious intent."  This was at the very least uncivil and might easily be viewed as a personal attack.  There are ways of Dealing with disruptive editors, but that is not the way.  Even if you believe that statement about them is true (it isn't; I'm familiar with their editing pattern), please don't use such language in an Edit summary, or on Talk pages; follow the guidelines instead.
 * Hot button areas: Most articles on Wikipedia are sleepy backwaters that don't get frequent attention, and aren't about "hot button" issues; there's plenty of room for people to make an edit, get reverted, and talk it out calmly. But there are certain topic areas of the encyclopedia that get a whole lot of attention by people that feel very strongly on both sides of the issue. A handful of the most contentious of these areas in all of Wikipedia have special rules that apply to them, and the topic of gender is one of them; editors working in this area need to be aware of what "discretionary sanctions" means (see above), and how they apply.  Normally, working in such an area successfully requires a fair bit of knowledge of Wikipedia policies and guidelines, including some experience in dispute resolution and  and considerable skill in gaining consensus and dealing with those with very different points of view.  It's very difficult for someone brand new to the encyclopedia to learn the ropes at Wikipedia while editing in one of these contentious areas.  Being a newbie will get you a little bit of slack if you make mistakes while editing most articles, but less so in areas covered by discretionary sanctions.  Please be aware of this, and adhere closely to all standard policies and guidelines.

Again, welcome! And I hope you will find some of the linked articles helpful to you. Happy editing! Mathglot (talk) 05:54, 27 December 2017 (UTC)